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14.01.2025 December: significant increase in cases of politically motivated criminal prosecution
Viasna human rights defenders note that according to preliminary data, at least 188 people were persecuted in December, and 144 in November.
13.01.2025 In December, at least 20 political prisoners served their full sentences, and 49 people were pardoned.
What political prisoners served their sentences for and how many of them were imprisoned. Viasna recalls their cases.
09.01.2025 More than 5,800 convicts: results of administrative prosecution in 2024
Viasna reports in numbers how Belarusians were administratively persecuted in 2024, and also recalls the most repressive judges in Belarus.
09.01.2025 Human rights situation in Belarus. December 2024
Repression and state terror continue to characterize the domestic policy of the Lukashenka totalitarian regime. Anyone suspected of disloyalty to the authorities may be targeted.
09.01.2025 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the formation of precinct commissions
The expert election* 2025 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
03.01.2025 At least 1,721 people convicted in 2024: the results of criminal prosecution
At least 1,721 people were convicted in political criminal cases in Belarus in 2024. Among them, 1,241 are men (72.1%), and 480 (27.9%) are women. Among the total number of convicted persons, there are 21 persons of retirement age: 14 women and 7 men.
31.12.2024 The year of persecution and pardoning: figures on political prisoners in Belarus in 2024
Viasna reports in numbers how the situation with political prisoners has changed in 2024.
31.12.2024 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the results of monitoring the nomination and registration of candidates
The expert election* 2025 observation mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
16.12.2024 November: record number of families prosecuted
Over the past month, at least 144 people have become victims of criminal repression, of whom 35 are women and 109 are men.
16.12.2024 Five Minsk judges responsible for the highest number of political convictions
Viasna reports on the five most repressive judges in Minsk who have been handling criminal political cases for more than four years.
15.11.2024 At least 1,213 sentenced in administrative cases: repression intensifies in Belarus ahead of presidential elections
Viasna reports how the authorities are "cleansing" the country of "extremists" before the 2025 elections.
12.11.2024 Elections*2025. Analytical report on the formation of territorial election commissions
The expert elections*20251 observation mission is organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
11.11.2024 Human rights situation in Belarus. October 2024
Arbitrary repression of political opponents of the regime and dissidents persists in Belarus. Furthermore, the level of criminal and related administrative prosecution remains unacceptably high.
05.11.2024 The situation on the eve of the elections*2025. The first report of the "Human rights defenders for free elections" campaign
The expert elections*2025 monitoring mission was organized by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Viasna Human Rights Center as part of the "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" campaign. The mission collects and analyzes information about the election campaign based on open sources and messages from voters from Belarus.
25.10.2024 At least 360 people detained in Belarus from July to September
Viasna human rights defenders traditionally calculated the total number of detentions for the third quarter of 2024.
